A strong, formal noun for public humiliation or deep personal shame, often involving loss of honor or face.
He humiliated his subordinate in public.
He considers that failure a lifelong disgrace.
敗戦は国にとって大きな恥辱だった。
The defeat was a great humiliation for the country.
The defeated general suffered a great humiliation.
She endured the disgrace and remained quietly patient.
He worked hard to redeem himself from the disgrace.
屈辱 stresses the feeling of being humiliated by someone else's actions, while 恥辱 can also describe shame arising from one's own conduct.
汚名 refers to a tarnished reputation or stigma attached to one's name, whereas 恥辱 is the raw feeling or state of disgrace itself.
Compound of 恥 (chi, 'shame') and 辱 (joku, 'disgrace'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to express deep dishonor.